Warangal Rural is situated in the northern part of Telangana state. It shares borders with the Warangal Urban district to the south, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district to the west, Mahabubabad district to the east, and Khammam district to the north.

The district is divided into 12 mandals (administrative subdivisions) including Atmakur, Cherial, Devaruppula, Duggondi, Elkathurthi, Geesugonda, Ghanpur (Station), Kamalapur, Narsampet, Nekkonda, Parvathagiri, and Wardhannapet.